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| Shot List for the day |
The first day filming was eye opening in commencing our major production shoot. There were a few things on the day that proved to be more difficult that it should have been. The main factor being that we had our time cut on the day because the previous group overran by 45 minutes, this gave us even less time to prepare for the shoot. However, all extras turned up and made it exceptional for us to shoot on.
A big thing for me was to make sure that I direct extras, It was tough because I'm not exactly great at talking to a big crowd, but I managed it in the end and I was impressed with the outcome. Spacing the theatre out so it looked like it was in use but not too spaced to the point we couldn't get coverage was essential. It helped that the guys who were in there were students studying film so they were very understanding in shooting films and were patient when it went a bit wrong.
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| Directing the room and briefing the extras |
Once the extras were briefed on the story and what to expect the shots to look like. I wanted to ensure that I got max coverage in the room but also ensure we met the time constraints that were looming overhead.
I gave Phil Gomm creative freedom on what he was talking about but basically said 'narrow it down to the use of laptops in the modern era, and end with finishing up the lecture'. It allowed Phil to really embrace the role and sink his teeth in, as he is a media tutor he has a great knowledge of this subject.
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| Phil Gomm MCU Pre-Colour Grade |
Lights....
Camera....
ACTION!
Below was a wider shot of the two at the back and how we set it up. The Lights in the room worked really well anyway as they created a realistic lighting in the room that spotlighted the actors in question perfectly.
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| WS Jimmy Sleeping Set UP |
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| WS Jimmy Sleeping Actual Pre Grade |
Overall, the shots that were taken met my expectations. I was unhappy with how unprofessional UCA were in the booking of the lecture theatre and they made our task that one step harder which was a shame, however, we picked ourselves up, dusted ourselves off and made it the best shoot we could.
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| Reviewing a shot from camera assisstant Sam |
From the shoot day, Charlie assembled a quick cut from the footage to create the whole scene based on the storyboard created. Please note that it hasn't been colour graded or much sound design at all just there to created what the scene would look like and tell the story.
From this video I also created a video justification in which i explained the methodologies behind all of the shots and why I chose to do so.
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